Driving mechanism.



J. BRISSON.

DRIVING MECHANISM.

APPucAloN FILED AUGAZ, 1914.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CU., PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTUN. D. C.

J. .BR|SSON.

DRIVING MECHANISNI.

APPLICAUON HLED Aumz, 1914.

Patented May18, 1915.

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J. T. BRISSON.

DRIVING MEGHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED AuG.I2, I9I4.

latentsd May 18, 1915.

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DRIVING MECHANISM.

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To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. BRIssoN, a

citizen of the United States, rand a resident of Detroit,` in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan., have invented a new and improved Driving Mechanism, of which the following is a specification. i

rl`his invention relates to friction gears, and especially to'such as are adapted yto drive motor vehicles, and its object is to provide a device of this kind in which either one or both of two driven members can be disfonnected from the driving member at wi This invention consists, in combinationV with a revoluble driving member adapted to frictionally engage twodriven members, of means 'for simultaneously disengaging both driven members from the, driving member, together with means wherebiy leither one of the driven members can be disconnected from the driving member, at will.

lt also consists in means connected to the steering mechanism of a motor driven vehicle whereby the movement of said steering mechanism will disconnect one or the other of the driven membersrfrom the drivingy ing mechanism.' Fig. 3 is a plan of the friction drive and controlling mechanism therefor. Fig. 4 isy a diagrammatic elevation of the controlling mechanism of the friction'drive. Vi

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings the chassis is shown to be formed of side members 1 and 2, connected by means of transverse bars 3, 4 and 5. At the front end of the chassis is an axle 6 having wheels 7 mounted thereon in the usual manner, which wheels may be swung by means of the arms 8, connected by the link 9. To one of the arms 8 is shown connected a third arm 11, from which a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Application filed August 12, 1914.y Serial 110,856,321.

link 12 extends rearwardly to the steering post. The rear axle 13 is stationary and on 1ty are revolubly mounted the rear wheels 14, having connected thereto the bevel gears 15. Pinionsl, mounted on the shafts 17, mesh with these bevel gears and the forward ends of these shafts are j ournaled in casings 18 and 19. Bevelgears 2O and 21 are secured on the front ends of these shafts. An engine 23, of any desired construction, is mounted between thefront ends of the side bars land 2 of the chassis, just in front of the dashboard 24, in the usual manner. EX- tending rearwardly from the engine is a rlongitudinal shaft 25, which takes the placeof* the usual propeller shaft, and on this shaft is slidably mounted a driving wheel. 26 which has a friction face and is provided in the usual manner with a key that enters the key-way 27, shownin Fig. 3. A Vcollar 28 is mounted in a groove in the hub 29 of'this driving wheel, which collar has pins 30 which extend through the forked end of the link 32 mounted on a pin 33 carried by one end of the lever 34, which is pivoted on the pin 35 carried by the bracket 36 on the cross-bar 5. The opposite end of the lever 34 carries a pin 37 which connects by means of the link 38 with the lower arm 39 of'a lever loosely mounted on the shaft 40, as indicated in Fig. 4. p The upper arm 42 of this lever may be held in any desired position in any desired manner. 1n Fig. 1 a notched segment 43 is shown, which segment may be mounted on the side-bar 2 in any well vknown manner. a spring-held dog 44 which can be released from the notches of the segment y43 by means of the lifter 45,so that the lever can be swung 'to move the driving wheel 26 forward or back, and thus increase or decrease on the frontends of the shafts 17. Any

The lever carries c other desired mechanismv maybe used to connect the shaftsv 54h and 55 Vand the rear wheels.

' ings 18 and 19 are the hearings 61 and 62 for the shafts 54-and 55. Thrust bearings 7 63 are preferably mounted in engagementYV with the inner ends of these bearings and are engaged by the springs 64 on the shafts 54 and 55, which springs engage the outerv 1 l lt will Vflee t noticed that when the yshaft is revolving,v these springs will pressthe disksL 52` and.

ends of the hubs 50 and 51.

against the driving wheel 26, and will thereby'eause the shafts 1 7 and the rear wheels 14 to he driven vby the motor. 1 The tension of these `springs will of course Vdepend upon the power to'be transmitted.

Y When the vehicle Vis to turncorners or alterits direction, one or the other of the rear wheels must slip unless vsome provision is made tope'rmitdilferent rates of movementV of these wheels. y Usually a differential gearing is embodiedin thev rearv axle construction or in the construction of a vjack-1 shaft between vthe shaftsconnected to the' friction disks in'eng'agement with the driving Wheel. Y In order to obviate the necessity ofY a dierential gear construction, means vare provided for disengaging either of ,thev dsks52 and 53 from the driving wheel 26 at will, which means are connected to the steery ing `wheel or other steering mechanism of Y the vehicle in Vsuch a manner thatthe movea worm 68'which engages the segment 69V mounted on the shaft 70. VVAn arm 72, extendsY -down in the usual mannerand connects to ment ofthev steering device in either direction to swingthe'front wheels of the vehicle willpcause one or the other ofthese friction disks' to disengage the wheel 26.

The steering wheel 6.6 is mountedat theV upper end of the steering post 67 inthe usual manner V'and on its shaft 65 is mounted the steering link 12 and to the rearwardly extending link 73, which link in turn connects't'o the crank arm 74 mounted onthe.

shaft 75.

Referring-now to Figs. 3 and 4L, itwill loenoticedthat an upwardly extending crank arm 76 isY secured to the left endV of the shaft V'and carries a pin 77 which extends through a slot 78 on 'the forward end of the link 79. .This link connects at its rear end '5 to a pin 80 in the arm 81v of a bell-crank Constitutin'gaportion of the cas# lthe Vgroove 96 lin the hub 51. K wheel 66 is turned to the left,the arms72 unchanged speed. The result is thatk there is no change inspeed because'of the'turning of corners by the vehicle and no exeessive wear on the'tires. Y Y

Unwthe righty endv of the shaft 75is a crank-arm 87 which carries a pin 88'that extends through the slot 89 in the'front end of the link 90. This link is connected to: the pin 91 carried by the arm 92,0f a second bell-crank lever 'which is mounted onV the pin 93. crank lever Vcarries pins 95 that engage in When the and 87 will be swung.forward, and the disk 53 will Ahe moved out ofy engagement with the wheel 26. `When the pin 88 moves forward,thepin 77 moves rearwardly, lout as The second arm 9.4 of this zbellfy it is moving in lthepslot 78 the disk 52 is not disengaged from the driving wheel. In asimilar manner, when the arm 7 6 moves for-` slot 89. lt will thusfbe seen that when the yward the pin` 88 moves rearwardly in the i wheel 66 is turned to swing the front wheels of the vehicle, the proper disk 52 or`53 will lbe disengagedfromthe driving wheel, and V that particular disk is selected to remain in engagement, which Vwill cause the vehicle to substantially continuev its Vmovement at the speed atywhich'it'wasr going.V As the dis-V tance the" disks :52 and 53 need'to loe moved to disenga'geV the driving wheel V26 is very small, it will `be apparent that 'suflicient leverage can loe cbtainedand sufficient power can he applied loy ther person driving they vvehicle .to the steering wheel to move these loo disks Yout of engagement without much'difiiculty. By moving'looth vdisks 52 and 5 3 out of engagement with the driving wheel26, power "is entirely cut ed from the `rear wheels 1-1 of the vehicle. To accomplish this a pedal is secured to theshaft 10,' and two upwardlyY extending crank arms 101 and 102 are secured kto thisshaft. A link 103, just ahove'the linky 90 and connecting to the pinv 91, is provided with a slot 104 `in which the pin 105 is slidahle.l Thelink '79 is'formedwitha slot 106 to receivethe pin 107 at the upper end of the crank arm 101. wardk by means of vthe foot? ofthe driver, the two karms 101 and 102'will` carryjforwardjthe arms 81 and 92 of the bell-crank levers and cause the disengagementV ofthe disks 52 and 53 from the driving wheel 26.

If then the lever 100 is forced downlaoY Simultaneously with the forwardfmovement of the links 103 and 79, the link 90 Vwill also be moved forward. This results in the pin 77 sliding in the slot 78 at the'forward end of the link 79,'and the pin 88 sliding in the slot 89 in the forward end of the link 90. p lThe construction, proportionsy and ratios of the different links and levers will, of course, depend upon the type of vvehicle upon which they are mounted, and may be changed to suit this construction to any type or design of motor vehicle without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the following claims.

1. In a driving mechanism, the combination with the driving shaft, a driving member mounted thereon, two disks frictionally engaging the driving member, means for simultaneously disengaging both of the disks from the driving member, and means Whereby either one of the disks can be disengaged from the driving member at will.

2. In a driving mechanism, the combination with the driving shaft, a driving member mounted thereon, tWo disks frictionally engaging the driving member, means for simultaneously disengaging both of the disks from the driving member, a steering wheel, and means connected to the steering Wheel whereby either' one of the disks can be disconnected from theV driving member at Will.

3. In a driving mechanism, the combination of a revoluble shaft, a friction Wheel slidable thereon but revoluble therewith, two friction disks in engagement With said friction wheel, springs to hold said disks in engagement With said Wheel, a steering Wheel and post, and means connected to said steer'- ing Wheel whereby 'either of said friction disks may be disconnected from said friction wheel, depending upon the direction of movement of said steering wheel, a foot pedal, and means connected to said foot pedal for simultaneously disengaging both of the disks from the friction Wheel.

4. In a driving mechanism, the combination with a driving shaft, a friction Wheel mounted thereon, two disks frictionally engaging the friction Wheel, a shaft, a footpedal lever connected thereto, means connecting the shaft and the disks whereby movement of the lever may cause the disks to move away from the friction Wheel, springs to normally hold the disks in engagement with the friction Wheel, and means whereby either one of the disks can be disengaged from the driving member at will.

5. In a driving mechanism, the combination with a driving shaft, a friction wheel mounted thereon, two disks frictionally engaging the friction wheel, a shaft, a footpedal lever connected thereto, means connecting the shaft and the disks whereby movement of the lever'may cause the disks to move away from the friction wheel,

springs to: normally hold the disks in eni gagement with the friction wheel, a steering device, and means connected to the steering device whereby either of the disks can be tion of a revoluble main shaft, a friction wheel slidable thereon but revoluble therewith, two auxiliary shafts extending in line with each other on opposite sides of the main shafts in line with each other, friction disks slidably mounted on the inner ends of the auxiliary shafts, springs for normally holding the disks in engagement withy the face of the friction wheel, levers whereby the disks may be moved out of engagement with the wheel, a foot pedal and a hand operated device, andV means connecting the levers to the foot pedal and the hand operated device, whereby a movement of the foot pedal will cause both disks to disen gage the friction wheel and a movement of the hand operated device will cause one or the other disk to disengage the friction wheel, depending on the direction of movement of the hand operated device.

7 In a driving mechanism for vehicles,

the combination of a motor driven shaft, a driving wheel slidable thereon and revoluble therewith, two auxiliary shafts extending` at right angles from the motor driven shaft, disks slidably mounted on the inner ends of said auxiliary shafts and revoluble therewith, springs for normally holding the disks in frictional engagement with the driving wheel, means connecting the auxiliary shaftsto two wheels of the vehicle, a device for steering the vehicle, and connections between the steering device and the disks whereby one or the other disk is disengaged from the driving wheel according to the direction of movement of the steering device.

8. In a driving mechanism for vehicles, the combination of a motor driven shaft, a driving wheel slidable thereon and revoluble therewith, two auxiliary shafts extending at right angles from the motor driven shaft, disks slidably mounted on the inner ends of said auxiliary shafts and revoluble therewith, springs for normally holding the disks in frictional engagement with the driving wheel, means connecting the auxiliary shafts to two wheels of the vehicle, a device for steering the vehicle, connections between the steering device and the disks whereby one or the other disk is disengaged from the driving wheel according to the direction of movement of thesteering device, and means for simultaneously disengaging both disks from the driving Wheel.

In testimony whereof I have signed this Josnrn T. BnissoN. Y.

Witnesses: Y

EDWARD'N. PAGELSEN, M. E. BRoEsAMLE.

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